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NY Sen. pressures NBA to stop Adidas jersey plan

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer doesn't want NBA players taking the court wearing jerseys made in Asia.

"Basketball is an American game," the senator from New York said.

Schumer planned to publicly urge the leadership of the NBA on Sunday to intervene and stop Adidas from moving production of the league's official uniforms to Thailand, or pull out of its contract with the sports...

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